Nutritional product with high protein, low carbohydrate content and good physical stability

Abstract

The present invention relates to the development of a good tasting and physically stable, ready to drink (RTD) nutritional product comprising high protein and low carbohydrates that would be useful as a nutritional supplement for people on the Atkins weight loss diet.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A ready-to-drink nutritional product comprising: 
 a) from about 37 to 47% of calories from fat;    b) from about 53 to 62% of calories from protein;    c) less than 5% of calories from carbohydrates;    d) vitamins;    e) minerals; and    f) water.    
     
     
         2 . The ready-to-drink nutritional product according to  claim 1  wherein said fat comprises vegetable oil.  
     
     
         3 . The ready-to-drink nutritional product according to  claim 1  wherein said fat consists of corn oil, safflower or sunflower oil, canola oil and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         4 . The ready-to-drink nutritional product according to  claim 1  wherein said fat is a mixture of corn oil, high oleic safflower or sunflower oil and canola oil.  
     
     
         5 . The ready-to-drink nutritional product according to  claim 1  wherein said protein is selected from the group consisting of soy protein, caseinates, milk protein islolates and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         6 . The ready-to-drink nutritional product according to  claim 1  wherein said protein is a mixture of soy protein isolate and calcium caseinate.  
     
     
         7 . The ready-to-drink nutritional product according to  claim 1  additionally comprising potassium citrate and DMP.  
     
     
         8 . A ready-to-drink nutritional product comprising by weight: 
 a) about 0.4 to about 0.6% corn oil;    b) about 0.5 to about 0.8% high oleic sunflower oil;    c) about 0.8 to about 1.1% canola oil;    d) about 0.1 to about 0.2% lecithin;    e) about 4.0 to about 6.0% soy protein isolate;    f) about 4.0 to about 6.0% calcium caseinate; and    g) about 83 to about 93% water.    
     
     
         9 . The ready-to-drink nutritional product according to  claim 8  additionally comprising potassium citrate and DMP.  
     
     
         10 . The ready-to-drink nutritional product according to  claim 8  additional comprising vitamins and minerals.